CAE week 5 Flashcards

(30 cards)

1
Q

to make sth happen

A

to get sth happening

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2
Q

have a white/blue ….. job

A

collar

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3
Q

earn a lot of money

A

command a high salary

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4
Q

a civil - servant

A

works for the government

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5
Q

prevalent

A

widespread in a particular area or at a particular time

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6
Q

incidence

A

the occurence or frequency of a disease crime

there is a high incidence of….

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7
Q

a dead-end job

A

no/little career progression

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8
Q

to keep your nose to the grindstone

A

to stay focused as long as it takes

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9
Q

a slave driver

A

sb. who gives unreasonable demands

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10
Q

to coerce sb. ….. doing sth

A

into

force

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11
Q

a carrot and stick approach

A

a method which involves punishments

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12
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getting a foot in the door

A

to get a first opportunity which could lead to sth better

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13
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to get round to doing sth

A

to do sth when you have spare time

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14
Q

to …. sb from doing sth

A

prevent
stop
dissuade
discourage

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15
Q

to do sth. … random

A

at

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16
Q

to be sacked

17
Q

to be laid-off

A

made redundant, lose job

18
Q

to get the boot

to be given the boot

19
Q

to work for peanuts

A

earn very little money

20
Q

to hone your accent

21
Q

to be eager

A

looking forward to

22
Q

to look down … sb

23
Q

to hang up … sb

24
Q

cash cow

A

sth that produces a lot of money

25
janitor
sb who cleans offices/buildings
26
to put things in perspective
to put things in a way which is easy to understand
27
an underlying problem
the actual problem that is the source for all other problems
28
the city bounces back
when sth dies and come back -> recover | used for economy
29
to see sth first hand
see it with your own eyes
30
squander
waste money in a reckless way